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Oct 17, 2018

Russia to propose military deal to Egypt

Russia is due to offer a range of weapons and military equipment to the
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi during his current visit to the
country’s coastal city of Sochi, the president’s aide, Yury Ushakov,
announced yesterday.
“The military equipment to be offered might be purchased by Cairo in the future,” Ushakov said.

The Russian diplomat noted that the two leaders “would sign a number of bilateral agreements” during their meeting.

Sisi arrived in Moscow on Monday to hold talks with his Russian
counterpart, Vladimir Putin, as well as other senior state officials on
ways to boost bilateral cooperation between the two countries. This is
Sisi’s visit to Russia since he took office in 2014.

Mutual cooperation between the two countries developed after Al-Sisi was
sworn into office in June 2014, particularly at the level of military
cooperation, however, relations strained after a Russian passenger jet
crashed over the Sinai Peninsula in October 2015.

The resumption of Russian air traffic to Egypt earlier this year played a
significant role in mitigating relations between the two countries.

Putin paid a visit to Egypt for the second time last December, during
which he agreed to build Egypt’s Al-Dabaa nuclear power plant. He also
visited the North African country in February 2015 to attend the signing
of a number of deals between Cairo and Moscow.

Since Sisi’s assumption in office, military armament deals have been the
spearhead of the country’s foreign relations, especially with the
United States, France, Russia and Germany.https://www.geezgo.com/sps/43236